PBS is bringing strong women to its evening news lineup as well, as the net taps Gwen Ifell and Judy Woodruff as co-anchors and managing editors of “PBS Newshour.” Hiring marks the first time a network broadcast has had a female co-anchor team.

“Gwen and Judy have been the heart and soul of ‘Newshour’ for years, so it’s wonderful to formalize these new roles,” said Linda Winslow, exec producer of “Newshour.”

PBS has also added six-part docuseries “How We Got To Now with Steven Johnson” to its fall 2014 slate. From Nutopia, show is hosted by Johnson, an American science author and media theorist who explores how ideas and innovations have happened, including how the search for clean water led to the invention of the iPhone.

Net greenlit a three-part documentary series for May 2014 titled “Coming Back with Wes Moore,” a spesh that personalizes the experiences of returning veterans and celebrates the lives of vets. Special will be hosted by combat vet and New York Times best-selling author Wes Moore.

“As a nation coming off of two of the longest wars in our history, we need to consider what deployment means to the men and women who have left their home lives behind in service to their country,” said Moore, who is also exec producing the series. “This series will highlight some of these national treasures and what they mean to our future.”

Let me say that throughout history “deployment” has changed people, men and women, when they return home. These people have been forced out of their comfort zones, and depending on who they are, have had their minds expanded beyond the sounds bits they would have been exposed to at home. Yes, some will return horribly damaged physically and mentally, others will come back asking more questions, challenging the structure that forced their life change, with their self confidence and sefl worth greatly expanded. These returning deployed, women and men both, have the capacity and potential to make dramatic changes in political structure, but I feel expecially the returning women. These people have been exposed to the same horrors of war the men were plus.